Clutch.



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Patented May 2, 1911.

CLUTCH.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 2. 1911,

H. G. SAEOKER.

CLUTCH. APPLICATION TILED r1111. 2, 1911.

Patented May 2, 1911.

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ride structural features in connection with a detail rear elevation ofthe clutch mechainsin; Fig. 4, anenlarged detail sectional ENE .AENT QFl lQEQ ER AN G. ssEeKnR, or APrLE'rou w IscousIN.

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. Specification of Letters Patent.

it Patented May 2, 191] Application filed February 2, 1911. Serial No. 608,147. 1

1'0 all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, Harman G. SAnoKnn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Appleton, in the county of Outagramie and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clutches; and I-do hereby declare that the following is a tall, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, durable and effective friction clutch mechanism, the constructionand ar' rangement being especially designed with reference to its control whereby manual power is applied through a system of levers to a plunger that is centrally disposed within one end of a power-shaft. The plunger being upon the axis of motion thereby reduces friction incidental to end thrust in applying the-clutch power equally in all directions to r the slidablc clutch member whereby external spanners or the. like clutchcon'trollcd mechanisms are dispensed with.

Other objects of my invention are to prothe clutch mechanism whereby the clutch parts are reduced in llllinllel','bt ilig capable of economical assembly and when so assembled the same constitute slidable and rotatory' members or a friction clutch.

ith the above objects in view my invcntion consists incertain peculiarities of construction and'combi'nation of parts as set forth hereinafter with reference to the accon'ipanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

Inthedrawings Figure 1 acpresents a gen cral view in elevation of aclutchmechanism embodying"the features of my invention; Fig. 2 a plan View of thesame; Fig. 3,

elevation of theClutch mechanisun the section being indicated by line i4; of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, airenlarged detail sectional view of the hub portions otthe fast and loose clutch members illustrating the shaft partly broken away and iii-section to more clearly show thekey and sslot'; connection: Fig; (3, adetail trans-verse section asindicatedby line 6---6 of Fig... i; and Fig. 75 a detail fragmentary view showing the manner of securmg the segmental eliiitclrhlockstothe slid able clutch member, the view-being: partly broken away and in section as indicated by and G. The key 18 is shoulderedagrains lino 7 7 old-Fig.4. t

leferring by characters to the drawings, 1 represents a power-shaft 1ournaled in an intermediate bearing 2 that extcndstrom a frame 3, one end otthe shaft being journaled n a l caring-block 9, through which bearing the shaft projects and is provided with athrust collar 4- that is secured thereto by a suitable set-bolt. A loose pulley 5 is mounted upon the shaft, the outer hub face of which abuts a tlu'ust-collar tlthat is secured to said shaft and arranged to abut the adjacent face oi the intermediate bearing 2. The pulle v-web 5 is provided with a circular tongue 7 that is concentric with the pulley axis, the tongue being ar ranged to fit within a circular groove 7 of a flange 8 that forms part of a circular V- e roorc clutchu'ing' 9, the same being secured to the pulleyoveb 5 by a series of bolts 10 thatrarc titted through apertures in the clutclrrii'lg flange.

By iltlllZlllQ a construction as described above positive concentric alinenient of the clutch-ring relative to the shattaxis is insurcdrwhilc, at the salne'tinlc, strain upon the bolts 10 is relieved by means of the. circular tongue and groove connect on and further. by utilizing a detachable ring in conncction' with the pulley, the -same can, be readily replaced at small cost compared to the cost of furnishing an entire pulley, which pulley constitutes the loose clutchmcmbcr. lhcslidable or fastclutch member comprises a disk 11 having a horizontally disposed annular rim 12, extending from one edge of which rim is a vertical.

flange 13, tbehuh 1-1 of the disk beingslidably mounted upon the shaft 1 and is held against rotation thereon by a spline 15 carried by the shaft, which spline 1s seated disk hub. The outer face of the disk hub is housed within a circular recess '16 formed within a groove formed in the bore ofthe the opposite .or i-iner end of said disk hub 14 is provided with alined radial slots '17,

which recesses in the assemblage of the mech anism are arranged to coincide with a radially disposed slot 17 formed inthe powen shaft 1 for the reception of'a donbl.e,-lie:uled

fiat-her 18- as best illustrated in"Fi 4-, t the. bottomwalls of the disk-huh slots, the heads otthe hey-being arranged tovoverlap -the periphery of said disk-hub wherebythe key is held against transverse movement, being locked in this position by collar lg that is fitted over the slotted end of the aforesaid disk hub and secured thereto by a set-screw opposite endsvof the blocks are abut-ted against the disk flange 13. Each block is s'e-. cured to the disk-rim by a single radially disposed .bolt 21 and held against twisting thereon by the head 22 of a bolt that is in threaded engagement with said disk rim, the head being seated within a recess formed in the bottom face of the clutch-block.

By the above described construction an unbroken rigid annular friction surface is formed in connection with the disk orslidable clutch-member presenting a V-shaped clutching surface to the V-shaped groove of the rotary clutch-member. These friction surfaces are normally held against engagement by two or more leaf-springs 23, ends of which leaf-springs are secured to the diskweb and so arranged that their free ends exert pressure upon the adjacent end-face of the .pulley-hub. Clutching engagement of the ver 27 is forced in the direction to engage rotary and slidable clutch members is had .by exerting pressure upon the key'18 through engagement with one end of a plunger-rod 24, the, rod being loosely mounted in a centrally bored aperture 25 of the powershaft. The shaft-aperture extends from one end ofthe power-shaft and communicates with the radial slot 17 thereof, the outer end of the plunger-rod being crowned and extended slightly beyond the end of said shaft for engagement with the crowned end of a button 26 that is loosely mounted within a recess of fulcrumed to an arm 27 that projects from the bearing-block 2 Hence when this lethe plunger-rod, the button carried thereby will engage and cause movement of the plunger-rod whereby pressure is exerted upon the key to effect locking engagement between the rotary and slidable clutch-members, it being understood that when said members are locked they rotate in common with the power-shaft, power being-applied to the loose pulley5 continuously from any suitable source by an endless belt not shown.

The clutching force is applied to the lever 27 by means of one face of a polygonal block 28, which 'block is secured to a rock-shaft 29 by a key 30 that is arranged to fit any one of a series of keywvays 31 formed in the bore of the block, the same corresponding in number "to the engaging faces of said block. Thus whenany one 'of the engaging faces of the a lever 27, which leveris same may be moved in or out relative to its seating aperture. Thus clutching strain is taken up directly upon the hard-metal adjusting screw at this point, said strain being also taken at the engaging pointsbetween the hard metal block and lever by the interpositionof a hardened plate 33 vthat is fitted to said lever.

As it is desirable in someinstanc'es to actuate the clutch mechanism from a .distant link-connection with each other whereb motion is transmitted to the rock-sha t- 29, which rock-shaft is journaled bearings 29 and 29 of brackets carried by the bearing-block. 2 shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.' Oneend' of the rock-shaft carries an'arm 34 that is in link,

point, I have devised a system of levers in and frame 3 respectively as best connection with a similar arm35, which arm a is secured to one end of a rod 36 that is journaled in bearings that extend from the frame 3, the opposite end of the rod 36 being provided with an actuating hand-lever 37. By the above described system 'oflevers' the operator can be located at a convenient point in juxtaposition to the work engaging his attention and thus control of the clutch power by a slight movement of the hand-- lever 37 is bad whereby the continuously driven rotary clutch-member will be engaged by the slidable clutch-member inbrder to impart drive to the shaft. I'claim: 1. A clutch-mechanism comprising a shaft having a transversely disposed slot and a longitudinal centrally disposed aperture communicating with the slot and one of the shaft ends, a clutch-member in rotary en gagement with the sh'aft,.a second clutchmember in slidable engagement with said shaft, springs interposed between the clutchmembers, a key carried by the slidable. clutch-member e gaging the shaft-slot, a plunger-rod fitte within the longitudinal shaft-aperture for engagement withthe key, one end of theplunger'mod being extended beyond the shaft end, a lever forengage meit with saidplunger-rod, a rockshaft, an a rock-shaft for engagement with the lever.

'2. A clutch. mechanism comprising a shaft having a transverse slot, and a longitudinal polygonal-faced block carried by the H. G. SAEOKER.

CLUTCH. APPLICATION TILED r1111. 2, 1911.

Patented May 2, 1911.

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